Bill Status of HB 5194   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  UTILITIES-FIRE HYDRANT REPAIR

House Sponsors
Rep. Renée Kosel-Sandra M. Pihos

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
220 ILCS 5/8-306

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a water utility official or his or her designee must notify (i) the local fire officials of any hydrant that it finds necessary to take out of service for water main-related work due to emergency repairs or scheduled maintenance, whenever such maintenance work and hydrant out of service condition is expected to last more than 8 hours or if the main will be unattended at any time during the outage and (ii) the dispatcher or designated fire official of any hydrant reported to be inoperable or expected to operate with a rate of water flow less than a normal rate expected for the hydrant as soon as practical, but in no event more than 2 hours, after receiving the notice from an employee, contractor, police department, or other government official, and, under normal conditions, must have the hydrant restored to service within 48 hours. Provides a fine of $100 per day for failure to make the notification or repairs, which shall be paid to the fire department or fire protection district. Allows for enforcement by the fire department or fire protection district. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that there is no rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel
  2/14/2008HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
  2/27/2008HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  3/12/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
  3/12/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/12/2008HouseMotion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Executive Committee; 005-008-000
  3/12/2008HouseRemains in Executive Committee
  3/14/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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